Kattenhof
  
German name: Kattenhof
Todays name: Katy
District: Naugard
Today district: Zachodniopomorskie
Location: 14°44‘ Ost, 55°37‘ Nord
Location description: approx.ca. 9 km northwest of Gollnow, approx. 27 km northeast of Stettin, approx 35 km behind the GermanPolish border
Religion: ev.luth.
Church district: Gollnow, until 1811 Kattenhof had own church records
Municipality encyclopedia: IV-16-53

Kattenhof was founded before 1751. Founded by Amtmann Neuenhertz. Based on the order to colonise the region by king Friedrich II ("the old Fritz").
The colony was first named "Schäferei auf dem Brande", und was started with 4 families. It was later renamed to a friend of king Friedrich in "Kattenhof".
http://www.preussen-chronik.de/person.jsp?key=Person_Hans%20Hermann%20von_Katte)
siehe: http://www.studienstelleog.de/download/kol-pom-gebhard.pdf)

In 1754 there was a study about the actual development in the new colonys. the names of the first colonists in Kattenhof were:

1. from Poland Michael Kayse
2. from Mecklenburg Ephraim Wendland
3. Einländer Christ. Weege
4. Einländer Siegfried Wellnitz
altogether 4 farms with approx. 20-30 persons.

Population:
1754: ca. 25 persons
1871: 435 persons, see census data
1905: 333 persons
1939: 296 persons
2000: 190 persons

Census data at the 1.December 1871:
435 Inhabitants, 226 male, 209 female, 275 localnative, 435 evangelist, 0 catholic, 0 jews, 120 children under 10 years, of the persons over 10 years 285 can read and write, 30 illiterates, 0 without indication. persons with physical defects: 1 blind ones, 0 deaf-mutes, 2 "stupids and lunatics", 12 are localabsent, alltogether 44 residential buildings, 1 living place, 95 family households, 5 single households

Sources for ancestor research in Kattenhof:
Mormons :
Internet:
Batch-Nr.: C998211 = Christenings 1806-1824 ; 1845-1871
Films:
Christenings 1806-1824, 1845-1870 - FHL INTL Film [ 1125243 Item 8 ]
Christenings 1766-1787 - FHL INTL Film [ 905017 ]
Christenings 1806-1824 - FHL INTL Film [ 905030 Item 2 ]
Christenings 1825-1844 - FHL INTL Film [ 903354 ]
Christenings 1845-1870 (Kattenhof) - FHL INTL Film [ 903359 Item 1 ]
Marriages 1766-1832 - FHL INTL Film [ 903356 ]
Marriages 1833-1855 - FHL INTL Film [ 905031 ]
Marriages 1868-1870 - FHL INTL Film [ 905033 Item 2 ]
Christenings 1825-1827 (other copy) - FHL INTL Film [ 1551874 Item 4 ]
Christenings 1827-1844 (other copy) Konfirmationen 1825-1844 Deaths 1884-1890 Marriages 1766-1832 (other copy) Christenings 1766-1769 (other copy) - FHL INTL Film [ 1551875 ]
Christenings 1769-1787 (other copy) Marriages 1856-1868 Christenings 1806-1824 (other copy) - FHL INTL Film [ 1551876 ]
Marriages 1833-1855 (other copy) Marriages 1868-1885 Christenings 1845-1877 (Kattenhof) Deaths 1846-1877 (Kattenhof) Marriages 1845-1877, 1887 (Kattenhof) - FHL INTL Film [ 1551877 Items 1-3 ]

Some Scans of churchbooks are online now:
Archiv Stettin:
1806, 1812-1829 Duplicates Gollnow, Hackenwalde and Kattenhof: http://www.szczecin.ap.gov.pl/iCmsModuleArchPublic/details/nrap/65/nrzesp/148/seria/5/sygnatura/II-1
1830-1843 Duplicates Gollnow, Hackenwalde and Kattenhof: http://www.szczecin.ap.gov.pl/iCmsModuleArchPublic/details/nrap/65/nrzesp/148/seria/5/sygnatura/II-2

familysearch.org:
1810-1812 only Kattenhof and Gollnow, 1844-1851Gollnow, Hackenwalde and Kattenhof Duplicates https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18360-30262-78?cc=1874205&wc=MKHG-ZNP:171336501,171623701,171660501,171660502 
1813-1823 Hackenwalde, Kattenhof, Amalienhof (with missing years)  https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18359-57434-55?cc=1874205&wc=MKHG-7MD:171336501,171623701,171676201,17167620
1852-1859 Gollnow, Hackenwalde and Kattenhof Duplicates https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18360-26749-47?cc=1874205&wc=MKHG-C68:171336501,171623701,171660501,171663801
1860-1868 Gollnow, Hackenwalde and Kattenhof Duplicates  https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18357-37751-5?cc=1874205&wc=MKHL-DPD:171336501,171623701,171660501,171667001
1869-1874 Gollnow, Hackenwalde and Kattenhof Duplicates  https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18358-312-92?cc=1874205&wc=MKHL-JWG:171336501,171623701,171660501,171671901

Books:
Trauregister Hinterpommern vor 1876. Kreis Naugard; Lfg. 3:Gollnow; Marriages ca. 1844-1876; v. 1994 157 Seiten von Franz Schubert. www.degener-verlag.com ISBN 3-89364-226-9 18,90 Euro

Families, i research in Kattenhof:
Straßburg, Versümer, Zühlke

New !!!
Pictures of my attendance in October 2004:

Impressions:
Kattenhof is based at the route112 from Gollnow to Stepenitz. Many of the old houses and farms still exist, some are in a good shape, but the village definetely doesn't look like befroe the war. I didn't see any shops, there is no church, and the old cemetary in the forest at the western edge disappeared. I spoke to some of the polish inhabitants and they were kind and spoke some german.
If someone speaks polish: Here is a description of the village from the polish Gollnow-Homepage:
http://www.goleniow.pl/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=142